Windows Phone 7 Development for Absolute Beginners

This video series will help aspiring Windows Phone 7 developers get started. We'll start off with the basics and work our way up so in a few hours, you will know enough to build simple WP7 applications, such as a GPS aware note taking application. We'll walk you through getting the tools, knowing what an if statement is, to using the GPS built into the phone and much more!

Today we'll be building an entire application from start to finish. The project will be a Geo-Location note taking application. As a user creates a new note, the location of where the note was composed will be saved along with the note. The user will be able to add notes, as well as edit or delete…

Each Windows Phone 7 includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) that allows the phone to determine the latitude and longitude of the device. In this video, we first look at a special part of the Windows Phone 7 API to access the Geo Location information. Then, once we have the coordinates, we call…

Nearing the end of development, Bob shows how he cleans up the code and combs through it to include better code comments. He also shows where to download the Windows Phone 7 Requirements PDF, and outlines the dos and don'ts for BEFORE you attempt to submit your application for inclusion in the…

In this final video, Bob shows you some of the resources that most helped him as he got started learning about the Windows Phone 7. Additionally, he provides a general road map for further exploration of the C# programming language, the .NET Framework, Silverlight, and more.

Got stuck with the homework assignment? No worries, simply watch enough of the solution video to get un-stuck, OR compare your solution with Bob's version. This video (Part 1 of a two video sequence), demonstrates the part of the homework assignment that tasked you with building the user…

In the previous video, we were left with an error, requiring that we take the time to track down the problem and fix it. This video shows the thought process behind debugging the problem and how to find the its true source. Download the source code in c# Download the source code in VB.Net

In the final instructional video for Day 3, Bob covers several topics, such as using an Image for the background of a Silverlight page, how to set the supported orientations for a page, and how to use the rectangle object to provide a slightly opaque black background that allows white text to pop…

Congratulations! You made it through the instructional portion of this video series. Now let's see what you can do on your own. In this assignment, you'll build a simplified version of our note taking application. IMPORTANT: before you peek at this video, please—for your own sake—try to complete…

Got stuck with the homework assignment? No worries, simply watch enough of this solution video to get un-stuck, OR compare your solution with Bob's version. IMPORTANT: before you peek at this video, please—for your own sake—try to complete this homework assignment on your own. You'll only learn…